Mount Pleasant (IOW) Ltd trading as IOW Tours was established in 2021 following the Covid Pandemic, bringing together a team that worked together at IOW Tours for more than a decade, helping build up an award-winning reputation as specialists in delivering holidays and events for Associations, Social Clubs and Groups across the UK.
Destinations throughout the UK are featured, together with the Island of Ireland for those wishing to travel further afield. We are known as a Channel Islands specialist.
Booking with IOW Tours gives you a guarantee that you will enjoy a quality holiday with great value for money, backed up with the service that our experienced Holiday Heroes give you every step of the way. We always financially protected your hard earned holiday money - this is part of the security of booking your group with IOW Tours. SERVICE - SECURITY - GUARANTEE - OUR 3 POINT GROUP TRAVEL PROMISE TO YOU.
We recommend our handpicked hotels with half-board included and we are not afraid to say ‘No’ if we can’t find the right hotel for you in the area you are looking for – we will always offer a new holiday idea though! We inspect our hotels and work closely with them to ensure they maintain standards for the budget they offer. Entertainment is included in some venues, suitable for all ages and tastes.
We understand the work an organiser has to put in to a coach holiday for your group, and we are here to take the pressure off you organising, and we will protect your customers money on your behalf. Having sent groups to every corner of the UK, we are great at suggesting new ideas for your itinerary while away.
IOW Tours is a market leader in special interest holidays for any group and has learnt the skills to help you deliver for specialist holidays; dancing, bowls tours, skittles & petanque to name but a few.
We offer holidays for any group, whether you like walking, history, church retreats, sports events; you dream it, we can do it! Managing Director Geoff Holt, who leads the dedicated team, is hands on in his management of the company and a firm believer that this focused, personal approach and attention to detail ensures a perfect holiday will be enjoyed by all our customers.
We are also proud to be involved in Reunion Holidays, primarily for ex-servicemen and women. We work with the Social Secretaries of Associations to tailor-make each Reunion to the requirements of the individual group. Elements such as a room for an AGM, March Pasts, Remembrance Services, Tot Time and Gala Dinner, are included as standard.
Our Special Events Team can help you arrange any event or get-together from a Masonic Ladies Festival to your Retirement Association’s Conference and AGM. We are happy to put on an event weekend for any Association, Organisation or Fellowship. We know what it takes and what it means to take the pressure off you and deliver the event you and your members are looking for, and that your members' deserve.
Group Holidays come with coach transport included (minimum of 10 passengers for a pick-up). Only coach companies we can ensure for reliability, efficiency and attitude towards good customer care are used. Days out are included in the price of the tour, as well as entrance to attractions if you want these included for your group. Ferry fares to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Ireland and Cross Channel are always included in the holiday price. We help you complete Passenger Manifests required post-Brexit.
Self-Drive holidays are always available.
There is no maximum limit on the size of group we can accommodate and of course offer an organiser incentive of one free place on 26 passengers travelling (and two free places every 50) on our coach holidays.
Mount Pleasant (IOW) Ltd. trading as IOW Tours is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, which allows us to arrange general insurance contracts for Travel Insurance. Talk to us about the Travel Insurance Product we offer to our Groups to offer a protection against cancellation or click HERE for a link to our Insurance Page – Covid-19 cancellation cover will be included as standard.
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A well-known ‘Isle of Wighter’ Geoff Holt, experienced and qualified in the tourism industry for many years, says the Covid-19 pandemic has much to answer for.
The previous owners of the IOW Tours Brand - IOW Tours Ltd - was a highly respected multi-award winning company arranging bespoke group holidays and events for groups, that was recognised for the total commitment to providing unmatched levels of customer service.
Geoff Holt was Sales Manager at IOW Tours for 12 years, having previously been Sales Manager covering a number of large, reputable hotels in the Sandown Bay area for 10 years before that.
“As soon as the sad news of the closure of the company broke, we moved quickly to contact the administrators, and were delighted that Mount Pleasant (IOW) Ltd was successful, despite competition from several other interested parties, reaching an agreement to buy the IOW Tours Brand, website, customer database and some of the other assets of IOW Tours Ltd.
Mount Pleasant (IOW) Ltd trading as IOW Tours relaunched the IOW Tours brand early in 2021 and is led on a day-to-day basis by a team formed exclusively from the orginal IOW Tours. In the first 2 years, I am delighted we have been able to take on more former Holiday Heroes from the previous amazing team - there are now 10 dedicated Travel Professionals ready to look after your Group. You can be reassured that with a wealth of experience and with the many years of understanding between all our Holiday Heroes of what makes a Great Group Holiday, you will be well looked after with lasting memories.”
We recently worked out that the amazing team has over 176 combined years experience in Group Travel - but we still haven't seen it all!
The offices are based in Shanklin, near the Old Village, and we have the same phone number and web address, as we know how much IOW Tours Customers’ value the certainty of continuity. One thing I am certain about is – you will continue to be looked after in the same great way you always have been by my team.
Geoff Holt - Managing Director - Mount Pleasant (IOW) Ltd
2023 Update:
Mount Pleasant (IOW) got a new sister! The company acquired the Merseyside based travel brand KingsHill Holidays which compliments our existing product, with a great team based in the North of England - backed up by the amazing Admin Team on the Isle of Wight. Welcome to the family!
Click on the link to the KingsHill Holidays Website to find out more...